Hawthorn has locked away a key piece to construct its AFLW aspect round with Jasmine Fleming committing on a most four-year deal to the tip of 2027.
The No. 2 draft choose, who has performed 19 of a doable 20 video games regardless of managing heavy VCE commitments in her debut season, has signed on till the tip of the present collective bargaining settlement together with fellow 19-year-old Laura Elliott.
Fleming is already a co-vice captain and averaged 16 disposals and 4 tackles per recreation final season, whereas Elliott, taken with choose 26 in the identical draft, has performed 14 video games as a key defender.
Hawks AFLW listing boss Keegan Brooksby mentioned the membership was thrilled by the pair’s dedication to the “course of the membership”.
It comes after the Hawks parted methods with inaugural coach Bec Goddard on the finish of final season and appointed Brisbane premiership assistant Daniel Webster as her alternative.
“We’re thrilled that Jas and Laura had been so keen to indicate their religion to the soccer membership and signal long-term contracts at Hawthorn,” Brooksby mentioned.
“Each Jas and Laura are inaugural Hawks and have been with us because the very starting, so it’s thrilling that they’re invested into the intense future that we’re constructing in direction of.
“Jas continues to blow us all away along with her professionalism and management for such a younger participant, and the sky actually is the restrict for an individual and participant of her calibre.”
Fleming appeared in a one-off VFLW recreation for Field Hill in March and racked up 39 disposals and 7 clearances to orchestrate a 108-point thrashing of Casey.
